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Orphan articles: the ‘dark matter' of Wikipedia

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Wikipedia is the largest platform for open and freely accessible knowledge online yet, in a new study, EPFL researchers have found that around 15% of the content is effectively invisible to readers browsing within Wikipedia. They have developed a new tool to help overcome this.

Tailoring digital responses for humanitarian action

16.05.24NewsResearch

EPFL is playing a leading role in partnering with humanitarian organizations to develop technological solutions to improve their operations while mitigating risks.

New cells could be key to treating obesity

15.05.24NewsResearch

New cells discovered in human omental adipose tissue inhibit fat cell formation, revealing why ‘apple’ body shapes may pose higher metabolic health risks.

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Mikail Durrani - 2024 EPFL / Alain Herzog - CC BY-SA 4.0

“I contribute in my small way to sustainable finance research”

10.05.24EPFL

Mikail Durrani, a Financial Engineering Master's student at EPFL, is passionate about sustainable finance. He founded the "Swiss Sustainability Initiative" and recently won the "Realstone Sustainable Finance Scholarship 2023-2025".

Silvestro Micera, a neuroengineer in EPFL's School of Engineering - 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

«Learn from anyone who is willing to teach you”

07.05.24EPFL

Silvestro Micera is bringing the science fiction of bionics to reality, engineering prosthetics that provide sensory feedback to the user through the nervous system. Inspired by TV shows and movies as a child, he seeks to help restore function in people faced with health challenges.

Emmanuel Noyer & Sophie Meuwly © 2024 EPFL - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“Sexual harassment victims often blame themselves”

22.04.24EPFL

On 25 April, Swiss universities will hold their second annual Sexual Harassment Awareness Day – the perfect opportunity for us at EPFL to assess how we’re doing in this area, one year after we introduced a new directive on psychosocial risks.

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Le Bus des sciences de l'EPFL traversant une campagne vaudoise

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Chiffre "2023", pour illustrer le rapport annuel 2023

Annual Report

Un ménage de trois personnes dans un supermarché. Sur les rayons, des bombonnes de gaz de synthèse, des robinets, des mini-centrales nucléaires, des petites éoliennes, ou encore des panneaux solaires © Eric Buche / EPFL 2024

Dossier: Energies go green

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Digital Dilemmas: Building Digital Resilience in Humanitarian Crises

When digital technologies intersect with humanitarian crises, understanding the risks and opportunities they can bring is paramount. Digital Dilemmas: Building Digital Resilience in Humanitarian Crises will explore the…

21-05-202421-05-2024

With: Martin Vetterli, Gilles Carbonnier, Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Ariane Bauer, Carmela Troncoso, Katharina Frey, Anton Aschwanden, Grégoire Castella
Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars